Cuba inside out : revolution and contemporary theatre / Yael Prizant ; series editor Robert A. Schanke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prizant, Yael.

Contributor:

Schanke, Robert A.

Series:

Theater in the Americas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theater--Cuba--History--20th century.

Theater.

Theater--Cuba--History--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carbondale, Illinois : Southern Illinois University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989 drastically altered life in Cuba. Theatre artists were faced with new economic and social realities that changed their day-to-day experiences and ways of looking at the world beyond the island. The Cuban Revolution's resistance to and intersections with globalization, modernity, emigration and privilege are central to the performances examined in this study. The first book-length study in English of Cuban and Cuban American plays, Cuba Inside Out provides a framework for understanding texts and performances that support, challenge, and tr

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Overture: Cuba and the Evolution of Revolution; 2. Staging Revolutions: Past and Present Conversations; 3. Revolution under Siege: Theatre, Globalization, and the Special Period; Gallery of Illustrations; 4. Revolution from Afar: Cuban American Perspectives; 5. Para Siempre: Staging the Future; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Author Biography; Theater in the Americas Series; Other Books in the Theater in the Americas Series; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8093-3309-0

OCLC:

865156616